I really do not know what the refs were told, but I think most here agree that such a leninent style is not very good. Every ref here does not want to make big decisions. They are frightend to blow the whistle...

Calls: As the reporter said too lenient. For those who were wondering Samaras was eventually booked for persistent infringement (ironic)

6.0

Neutrality:

6.0

Style:

6.3

General assessment

The refereeing line baffles me at this tournament. First Carlos Velasco Carballo comes out and very harshly send off a Greek player, then the rest of the referees decide not to blow the whistle at all. I'm not sure at all what UEFA directives at this tournament are but they are ambiguous and not working well.

I think that Skominas performance was on high level . Yes he made some minor mistakes but performance of Slovenian team was really good. Arhar and ZuniÄ excellentBut I think that on Euro 2012 are better referees (Webb,Cakir,Rizzoli...) so I think he wont get a final

He has to improve in control (too many complaints) and he has also to gain more authority. Absolutely not ready for a final, it's too early. The decision to whistle a penalty, this time, was probably based on his memories about Netherlands - Denmark. Anyway, his decisions didn't affect the match, because it was easy, but still many things to improve for the Slovenian referee, in my opinion.

Skomina and Samaras

Skomina thinks he can handle a player like Samaras by simply waving his finger. Samaras fouled badly. Skomina warned him, as if he is one of the great referees everybody listens to. Skomina didn't want to start the match with a booking. Why not?

policy
Come to think of it: why are refs so lenient this tournament? Way too lenient. I'm all for a let's-see-what-happens policy but only executed by the best and always considering the kind of player who fouls. This does not include Skomina and certainly not Samaras. Any referee worth his salt would have had his eye on the Greek forward the moment he entered the pitch.

ankle
Because when you don't book a player like Samaras (not very good, frustrated and with a mean streak) for a bad foul, he will just do it again. Thus Samaras stepped on an ankle from behind, just because he could. His second bookable offence. And then he scored (while fouling again).

home
Kuipers and Stark were sent home for not excluding a player, Skomina should start packing as well.

match?
This was the second quarter-final with a team in it that hardly played. Isn't that why they have qualifiers before a tournament? To filter out the lesser teams? Rhetorical questions of course and I've got another one: shouldn't there be some entertainment value in a European Championship quarter-final? How come Greece takes part? Germany had a 71% possession. Reminding us again how boring football can be.